Frontend Engineer - Senior and Mid level

About 247bet

247bet is a licensed social betting platform building the next generation of sports betting experiences. We're in a pre-launch sprint targeting August 2026, powered by a modern stack: C#/.NET, React/Next.js, React Native, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Temporal and AWS/EKS.

Company Description

247Bet is a cutting-edge sports betting and gaming platform designed for Africa's connected and vibrant audience. Our mission is to fuse social interaction, entertainment, and responsible gaming into an innovative experience that extends beyond betting, focusing on community and connection. With a team comprised of world-class engineers, designers, and strategists, we’re redefining the betting landscape for the modern user — making it smart, social, and seamless. Join our growing team as we innovate and set new standards for the gaming industry in one of the fastest-growing markets.

The Role

We're hiring a Senior and mid level Frontend Engineer to own the user-facing experience across our web and mobile platforms. You'll work closely with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver fast, reliable, and beautifully crafted interfaces for a betting platform built around community and real-time interaction.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain our web platform using React and Next.js
• Build and maintain our mobile app using React Native
• Develop real-time UI features — live odds, bet slips, social feeds, leaderboards, and copy-betting flows
• Collaborate with backend engineers to design clean, efficient API contracts
• Implement robust state management for complex, data-heavy betting interfaces
• Own performance optimisation — rendering, bundle size, network efficiency
• Contribute to a shared component library and design system
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior frontend engineers

What You Bring

• 4+ years of professional frontend engineering experience
• Strong React and Next.js skills Required
• React Native experience Strongly preferred — pure web or pure mobile profiles will also be considered
• Proficiency with REST and WebSocket APIs for real-time data
• Solid understanding of state management (Redux, Zustand, React Query, or similar)
• Eye for detail — you care about UI quality, micro-interactions, and performance
• Experience building and consuming design systems or component libraries

Bonus points for: iGaming or fintech product experience · TypeScript mastery · Expo familiarity · experience with high-frequency real-time data in the browser · animation libraries (Framer Motion, Reanimated)

Location

Lagos - Nigeria

What We Offer

• Competitive salary benchmarked to Nigerian engineering market rates
• Equity / ESOP participation
• Annual L&D budget
• Direct product influence from day one — you'll shape what millions of Nigerian bettors see and interact with

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